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 * The piece that broke through and highlighted the risks with Marcellus Shale methane drilling was published on June 22, 2008 by Pro Publica. Afterward, the movement to place a moratorium on all natural gas drilling in the region really took off.  The article can be seen here.  An audio version of it from the radio station WNYC can also be listened to here.  Related articles can be found here


 * A concise interview with Pro Publica investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! summarizes some of the key concerns with drilling for methane gas can be heard here. See also NPR's "Fresh Air" interview with him, available here


 * CMD's Steve Horn unveiled the story behind the story of the introduction of the federal-level NAT GAS Act in his story titled Fracking Insiders Score Big In New Gas Bill, But Americans Not Told True Costs of Massing Drilling Plan.


 * CMD's Steve Horn also explored the facts surrounding the treatment of anti-fracking activists as eco-terrorists, in an article titled "Welcome Home War!: Pennsylvania and the Marcellus Shale"